El Salvador vs Senegal: Military spending

El Salvador
509.92 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Senegal
527.57 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
El Salvador rank
111th
Senegal rank
110th

Military spending over time

  • El Salvador
  • Senegal
0200.0M400.0M600.0M187519492023

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 527.57 million constant 2022 US$ against 509.92 million constant 2022 US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 17.65 million constant 2022 US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 111th and Senegal ranks 110th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 61.89 million constant 2022 US$ 79.12 million constant 2022 US$ 17.23 million constant 2022 US$ Senegal
1970s 109.40 million constant 2022 US$ 118.04 million constant 2022 US$ 8.64 million constant 2022 US$ Senegal
1980s 377.48 million constant 2022 US$ 173.23 million constant 2022 US$ 204.25 million constant 2022 US$ El Salvador
1990s 243.42 million constant 2022 US$ 149.72 million constant 2022 US$ 93.70 million constant 2022 US$ El Salvador
2000s 175.37 million constant 2022 US$ 171.14 million constant 2022 US$ 4.22 million constant 2022 US$ El Salvador
2010s 204.74 million constant 2022 US$ 308.95 million constant 2022 US$ 104.22 million constant 2022 US$ Senegal
2020s 427.96 million constant 2022 US$ 499.64 million constant 2022 US$ 71.68 million constant 2022 US$ Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, El Salvador or Senegal?
Senegal, at 527.57 million constant 2022 US$ against 509.92 million constant 2022 US$ in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending between El Salvador and Senegal?
17.65 million constant 2022 US$, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Senegal?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Senegal rank globally for military spending?
El Salvador ranks 111th and Senegal ranks 110th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending
Unit
constant 2022 US$
Source
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.